Box head or end for field boxes



Aug. 18, 1931. J. L. MAULL J BOX HEAD OR END FOR FIELD BOXES Filed Aug.27, 1930 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 18, 1931 H ST TES Ail r;1w or ics];

JAMES L. Menu, on ORLANDO, ZFZORIDA -isox inan on nun non FIELD nexusepplication filer]. August 27, 1930. Serial .No. 478,211,

'Ihisinvention relatesjto boxes and crates and especially to the boxesusedlby fruit and vegetable growers for collecting their products'from'orchard an'dfield. I

An object of the invention is to provide such a box or crate, of stoutconstruction and without nails, or wood screws, which become loose andallow a box to be wrecked and destroyed.-

\ Another object is to provide a box or crate that is easily repaired,or knocked down for shipment or storage.

Another objectis to provide a box of these advantages, that isinexpensive to manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, which show an embodiment of the invention,

Figure l is a perspective View of the as sembled box and shows two kindsof bindv ing at its two ends.

Flgure 2 is an elevation of one of the I end heads recognized in Figure1.

Figure 3 shows a portion of the channel iron reinforcingedge of theheads.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective View of a portion of the channeliron; and

Figure 5 is a view of one of the side boards 8 showing the anchor slots9. y

The same numerals refer to similar parts in the different figures.

2, with wood spacers 3 between them, all of at least three quarter inchstock. These are unit, which has a reinforcing channel iron aroundthreesides; I

In Figure 3 is shown one manner of formedge 4, of

ing the channel iron edge, by cutting out As seen in Figure 2, an endhead is pref erably built up of wood slats 1 and top bar glued orotherwise securely attached into a' project outwardfrom the three sidesof the head, In Figure 2 the near tongue of each pair is seen againstthe end of a side'or bottom board 8,-the other tongue of the pairbeingin an anchor slot.

i In Figure 5, one of the side and bottom boards'8, seen in Figures 1and'Q, shows the anchor slots '9 which receive the tongues 7 Some of theslots 9 can be seen in Figure 1 on the exterior of the'box and in theseen entering the slots on the interiorof the With side and bottomboards Sin place, a

binding band 10 is placed around the as- .sembly, having holes for thescrews 11 At 1 the pointswhere the screws are to; enter, holes aredrilled in the heads and recesses made in the edges of the heads toreceive square nuts. When the channel iron is in place then, the squarenut is the channel-' and so is prevented from turningfontightsamefiguresome of the tongues 7 can be enin'g'of the screw.In-Figure 2, the channel' iron is broken away to show a nut of screw 11inside channel 4. Washers are preferably used on the screws):- .which-draw bands 10 down into the spaces .between the side and bottom boards,clamping the boards securely against the heads,

'with thetongues in the anchor slots. a

At 12 is shown a twisted wire cable which may be employed. in place ofbands 10, its strands being separated to receive the screws 1 and thewashers providing broad bearings to prevent the wires from slipping 013?the screws. I V Before top screws are 'put'in', a band 13 is placed overeach head w ith holes for A the top screws. Y In this manner afverystout'box is proed, iron bound at every edge a d r-z;

exposed to wear and knocks the'parits' are reinforced by ron channelsand anchored by tongues and slots; and the whole is tight- 1ydrawntogether machine screws with to work loose with usel'asn-ails andwood screws do and which can be tightened again;

nuts in the iron channel, which are not apt if loose,-as nails cannot.Wood screws may r be tightened a few times, but soon wear out theirholes with use and cannot be tightened further. But the machine screw,with nut in the channel, can be tightened so firmly it is not apt tobecome loose and can be retightened indefinitely.

The top bar 2 at each end, with spacers 3, provides a hand hold, whichmay have its edges rounded.

The heads may be made of stock a little thicker than the width of thechannel iron and have its edges rabbeted to receive the channel iron, sothat the iron surface is a little below the wood surface. Inthisconstruction no nail, screw or bolt heads or other metal partsproject toscratchor bruise the contents of the box.

A box so built, can be shipped knocked down and readily assembled by themerchant or user.

The invention is not intended to be limited to the particular form orany of the details shown or described, but is intended to embrace thescope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a box or crate, the combination of heads; metal edges for theheads, having tongues extending outward; boards against against theheads.

2. In a box or crate, the combination of the heads having slots toreceive the tongues;

the boards against theheads.

heads; channel iron edges for the heads, having tongues slit from themand bent outand having slots to receive. the tongues; bindings outsidetheboards; and bolts between the boards for drawing the bindings againstthe boards. 7

5. In a box or crate, the combination of each having a channel iron edgewith tongues slit from it and bent outward; side and bottom boards,having slots to receive the tongues; and means for binding the boardsagainst the heads.

6. In a box or crate, the combinationof two end heads comprising slatswith spacers between them, providing vents and hand holds; anintermediate head; a channel iron edge for each head having tongues slitfrom it and bent outward; side and bottom boards around the heads,spaced apart and having slots to receive the tongues; bindings theheads, having slots to receive the tongues; and bands binding the boardsheads; metal edges for the heads, having tongues extending outward;boards agalnst and wire cables binding the boards against 4. In a box orcrate, the combination of two end heads and an intermediate head,.

surrounding the assembled heads and boards; and bolts between theboards, having nuts inside the channels, for drawing the bindings tightagainst the boards.

7 In a box or crate, the combination of two end heads having hand holds;an intermediate head; channel iron edges for bottom and sides of eachhead, having tongues extending outward; a band iron over the top of eachhead;-side and bottom boards around the heads, spaced apart and havingslots .to receive the tongues; and bindings drawn tight by bolts betweenthe boards, sothat the bolt heads are Within the general surface of thebox.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signato receive the tongues; andbindings'h'olding r ward; boards against the heads, spaced apart 7

